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Murray River fish boat [B 69147] • Photograph

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Summary

A small paddle steamer, identified as a 'Murray River fish boat' (probably P.S. 'Victoria') on a wide stretch of river. According to a researcher, P.S. Victoria was used as a fishing steamer in the Karadoc area. There is a fish punt on the starboard forward quarter, where the fish that were caught were kept alive until it was time to send them off to market. P.S. Victoria lays as a hulk in the Murray River, just up from the Cahffey bridge, and can be seen when the weir at Mildura is removed during a low river.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14 cm x 8.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1918

Creator

Laidlaw, Lyndley Hope

Collection

Part of General Collection

Subject

Victoria (Paddle steamer)
Paddle steamers -- Murray River (N.S.W.- S.A.)

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of a series of 22 photographs copied from an album compiled by the Laidlaw family after a trip from Adelaide to the BHP steelworks in Newcastle, NSW, and back through Victoria in late 1918 or early 1919. The trip along the Murray River coincided with the 1918 flood (prior to the establishment of locks and barrages). The other photographs can be viewed through number searches on B 69141 to B 69163 inclusive.

Digitisation information

Date

12/04/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,201 x 1,944 pixels (6.2 MP)

Size

18.69 MB

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